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Hydrological influences on aquatic communities at the mesohabitat scale in high Andean streams of southern Ecuador

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Hydrological influences on aquatic communities at the mesohabitat scale in high Andean streams of southern Ecuador

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Vimos-Lojano, D.; Martinez-Capel, F.; Hampel, H.; Vázquez, RF. (2019). Hydrological influences on aquatic communities at the mesohabitat scale in high Andean streams of southern Ecuador. Ecohydrology. 12(1):1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2033

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Title: Hydrological influences on aquatic communities at the mesohabitat scale in high Andean streams of southern Ecuador
Author: Vimos-Lojano, Diego Martinez-Capel, Francisco Hampel, Henrietta Vázquez, Raúl F.
UPV Unit: Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente - Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica i Medi Ambient
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[EN] This study assessed the effects of hydrological events on aquatic communities at the mesohabitat scale (pool, run, and riffle) in the high Andean region. Four headwater sites located in the Zhurucay microcatchment ...[+]
Subjects: Andean streams , Ecohydrology , Ecological responses , Hydrological indices , Macroinvertebrates , Mesohabitat
Copyrigths: Reserva de todos los derechos
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Ecohydrology. (issn: 1936-0584 )
DOI: 10.1002/eco.2033
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John Wiley & Sons
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2033
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SENESCYT//PIC-11-715/
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SENESCYT//PIC-11-726/
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The authors would like to express their gratitude to the research and technical staff of the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (LEA) of the Universidad de Cuenca (UC, Ecuador) for assisting on the field data collection and posterior ...[+]
Type: Artículo

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